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Tampa lifts ban on washing cars, power washing homes, and running … - St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA — The city water department announced Thursday it is easing restrictions on washing cars, running fountains and power washing homes through next month. The changes will be in effect until the Southwest Florida Water Management District meets …

HouseWorks: Painters, return to your walls - Chippewa Herald
LINCOLN, Neb. — Last week we managed to get through the first two chapters — Protection and Washing the House — of “The HouseWorks Handy-Dandy Guide to House Painting (or Why Daddy Drinks).” We continue this week with: Scraping and Sanding …

Steve Batie: Painters, return to your walls - Lincoln Journal Star
Last week we managed to get through the first two chapters - Protection and Washing the House - of “The HouseWorks Handy-Dandy Guide to House Painting (or Why Daddy Drinks).” We continue this week with: Scraping and Sanding: Set an extension ladder …

HouseWorks: So … it’s time to paint your house - Journal Times
No one, absolutely no one, hates exterior painting as much as I do. After you read this — “The HouseWorks Handy-Dandy Guide to House Painting (or Why Daddy Drinks)” — you’ll know why. Protection: Cover flowers and shrubs — and whatever …

So it’s time to paint your house - Albany Democrat-Herald
No one, absolutely no one, hates exterior painting as much as I do. After you read this — “The HouseWorks Handy-Dandy Guide to House Painting (or Why Daddy Drinks)” — you’ll know why. Protection: Cover flowers and shrubs — and whatever …

Lane closures slated for I-76 - Delaware County Daily Times
PHILADELPHIA — Nighttime and early morning lane closures are scheduled this week through Saturday on the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76) between the University Avenue/Grays Ferry Avenue and Interstate 676 interchanges for bridge construction …

BRUTAL TO BEAUTIFUL: Six-month bath on tap for ‘Ugly Lady’ - Herald News
The city’s biggest cleaning project has begun. The “Ugly Lady” — as some folks have pejoratively called Government Center — has started to lose its dirt and grime built up over the past three decades. A key word is “start” because the …

Hundreds perform service projects in United Way’s Day of Caring - Bowling Green Daily News
About 14 people were busy weeding, planting flowers and trees, power washing walls and polishing silver Wednesday at the Eloise B. Houchens Center on Adams Street for United Way’s Day of Caring. Martha Morgan, president of the Houchens Center …

Magruder: Plans to Open The Capitol on the Horizon - Intelligencer
WHEELING - Broadway shows and famous Comedians soon could be on their way to downtown Wheeling, as the historic Capitol Theater is set to re-open next month. But the man who will be booking the talent cautions that the public should be realistic …

Construction update: Lane closures on area interstates - Pottstown Mercury
On 176 in Berks County , there will be lane restrictions between exit 7 and exit 1 both north and southbound starting Aug. 5 and ending Aug. 6 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Route 29 in Collegeville , Road-Con Inc. is constructing islands and painting …

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CertaPro Painters - Batavia Sun
Susan Holmberg, who along with her husband owns the local CertaPro Painters franchise, toured me through the main floor of the couple’s lovely home and explained why she had chosen the colors and her transition scheme from room to room. Her husband …

Michael Mayo News Columnist - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
The last time I went to the WorkForce One center on West Oakland Park Boulevard, a year ago, things were bad. Now they’re worse. This is where the jobless in Broward go for help. On Monday, there were long lines and crowds everywhere. All 40 …

A working life: The Forth bridge painter - The Guardian
Forth bridge painter Bob Muir: ‘It’s been my life, but I would love to see it finished as much as anyone else.’ Photograph: Murdo Macleod The old bridge sighs as you creep inside it. What is it thinking of? The men who built it, or the metaphor they …

Slideshow: Rain and recession combine to dampen South Norwalk arts … - Stamford Advocate
NORWALK — Thunderstorms weren’t the only force putting a damper on Leonard Moskowitz’s art sales Sunday afternoon. The struggling economy has been bad for business, Moskowitz said. The painter sat on a folding chair in his booth at the SoNo Arts …

Help wanted … not - Siskiyou Daily
I got my first job when I was 15. Before that, I baby-sat, did piece work for a leather company that didn’t care how old you were, and worked at a dusty day camp. The Pewter Pot Muffin Shop in Salem, Mass., was a major step up: 99 cents an hour …

Kinney has the cash advantage - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Political newcomer Nathaniel Kinney is leading the race for campaign dollars in the special election for the City Council, with $105,910. The race is being held to fill the vacancy for the seat representing Manoa, Moiliili, Palolo and Kapahulu …

6 tips for perfect DIY painting - Arizona Business Gazette
If you’ve ever painted a room, you know what I mean when I talk about an “oops!” moment. Even experienced Painters have them, those little, preventable mishaps that leave tiny blue specks on your white carpet or uneven, celery-green lines here and …

Art review: Chris Vasell at Blum %26 Poe - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Chris Vasell careens between the pastel and the peppery in his two new bodies of work at Blum & Poe. One group of paintings is blandly attractive and the other, in part, optically repulsive. Both exhaust conceits that are thin to begin with, and …

Business people and places - Cincinnati.com
Diego Vallota has joined the private wealth management office of J.P. Morgan in Kenwood as a vice president and wealth manager. Healther De Angelis has joined Directions Research Inc. downtown as research assistant. Brigid Higgins has joined the …

Glimmers of hope - Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Phil Rotherham is a popular guy these days. He’s a Bozeman builder who’s actually hiring. ERIK PETERSEN/CHRONICLE Jose Rios, an employee with Schafer Construction, works on trusses on an apartment complex in Trout Meadows subdivision west of …

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Go! What to do this weekend - Statesman Journal
Hot August Flights will host between 30 and 50 airplanes and up to 300 cars today at the Salem airport. “We’re going to have live music. We’re going to have an outdoor barbecue. We’re having a car show,” said Natalie Frajola, a co-owner of The Flight …

7 ways doctors stay healthy on vacation - Today Show
“Cold and flu viruses can live on surfaces for anywhere from a few hours to a few days. Norovirus (a.k.a. stomach flu, with symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting) can survive on surfaces for two to four weeks. You can reduce your risk of …

Sins of the flesh - The Guardian
This is really not what it looks like. The work is most often a delicate thing, and bloodless. In the year and more that I’ve been doing this, I’ve gone whole days with no more evidence of my labours by evening than a small bit of gore on my shoes or …

The Doomslayer - Wired
The environment is going to hell, and human life is doomed to only get worse, right? Wrong. Conventional wisdom, meet Julian Simon, the Doomslayer. This is the litany : Our resources are running out. The air is bad, the water worse. The planet’s …

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New design firm opens in Hammond - New Richmond News
To all those with a rainbow of Paint samples taped to their walls or curtains made from old bath towels, Teri Larsen is here to help. Larsen, a Hammond resident, is a registered interior designer with 10 years of experience. After working for two …

Youths lend helping hand for home improvements - Delaware County Daily Times
Group Workcamps members prepare to Paint the house of Chuck and Barb Hyman in Lansdowne Friday. LANSDOWNE — Some youths spend their summer vacations down the shore. Others travel to Disney World. Fifteen-year-old Rachel Given spent hers scaling a …

Let’s talk shop with: Textured Coatings of America Inc. - News Herald
PANAMA CITY - Three generations of Haineses have focused on producing quality Paint for 48 years, but now Textured Coatings of America (Texcote) has taken the art of Paint to a new level by creating heat-reflecting, Paint-resistant Colors. Now you …

Historic Courthouse gets an ‘extreme makeover’ - Boerne Star
Historic restoration work is a special calling. Century-old buildings hold secrets and sometimes, skeletons. When opening such a treasure box, there’s no telling what exciting discoveries will be uncovered - or what monumental problems may come …

From chest of drawers to dreamy nightstand - NWITimes.com
Canadian do-it-yourselfer Britt McMaster saw a dainty nightstand that she liked at the home decor and clothing store Anthropologie. But she didn’t love its tan color or $900 price tag. ASSEMBLY: Attach the wood piece to the bottom of the chest using …

Mission Makover: Teams provides housing rehab - News Herald
PORT ST. JOE - Eddie Fields looked at the faded blue building on 208 Martin Luther King Blvd. and had a vision of his youth. He recalled the former Gulf gas station’s pumps, the new tires sliding onto stylish hot rods and the constant buzz of …

Fireplaces become a sleek centerpiece to a room - Lafayette Journal and Courier
Consumers are moving away from the rustic, Tuscan look toward gas and electric models with clean lines and a contemporary feel, said Don Richardson, founder and owner of Arizona Fireplaces in Phoenix. The changes started more than a decade ago in …

Sleek gas models with clean lines top fireplace options - Baxter Bulletin
Consumers are moving away from the rustic, Tuscan look toward gas and electric models with clean lines and a contemporary feel, says Don Richardson, founder and owner of Arizona Fireplaces in Phoenix. The changes started more than a decade ago in …

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Making it shine - Neosho Daily News
A fresh coat of paint gleams outside VFW Post No. 4142. Volunteers started by Powerwashing the building and last weekend, they painted it white. On Wednesday morning, a couple of volunteers were Painting the trim and gutters blue. Doors and some …

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CertaPro Painters - Batavia Sun
Susan Holmberg, who along with her husband owns the local CertaPro Painters franchise, toured me through the main floor of the couple’s lovely home and explained why she had chosen the colors and her transition scheme from room to room. Her husband …

As Spain’s economy falters, bank holdups are on the rise - Omaha World-Herald
BARCELONA, Spain — The 52-year-old Contractor was desperate to save his business. Unable to pay his workers and facing bankruptcy, Ausencio C.G., as Spanish police identify him, went to the bank — but not for a loan. Covering his fingertips with …

Artist to memorialize fallen at courthouse - My West Texas
Come next summer, everyone who goes into the new Midland County Courts & Administration Building at 505 N. Loraine St. will know who Sgt. Conrad Alvarez of Big Spring, Cpl. Daniel Amaya of Odessa and 10 other heroes of the Permian Basin were. They …

Rebel Without A Follow-Through - Hartford Courant
For those who came of age in Connecticut in the late ’60s, reports that Ned Coll had been arrested twice in the same week evoked profoundly mixed emotions. Depending on a person’s political viewpoint, Edward T. “Ned” Coll was the gadfly activist who …

Slow economy spells little work for day laborers - Arizona Business Gazette
Once at the center of controversy, day laborers have become increasingly scarce as residents make fewer complaints about them and their numbers dwindle. Experts, leaders and laborers credit the changes to the slow economy, which has meant lower wages …

Residents find out where they stand on flats that grow overnight … - 7 Days UAE
I am sure that many of the readers may, at one point or another, have been approach-ed by a street vendor selling pirated DVDs. The sale of pirated goods is a crime in the UAE. These activities are often only one form of income for crime syndicates …

Infusion of federal money brings hope to some in Iberville complex - New Orleans Times-Picayune
T-shirts splattered with gray and brown paint have become a sign of good fortune in the Iberville public housing complex. The 35 residents who wear those shirts were hired by the Housing Authority of New Orleans recently to paint the development’s …

Talking With Steve Monroe: Painting a brighter future - Gazette
Many years ago and more than 2,000 miles away, Jorge Retana’s biggest challenge was figuring a way out of tending cattle and lugging lumber for his father’s businesses. There had to be more out there in life, Retana thought to himself as a young man …

The Artists’ Way - Honolulu Advertiser
Choosing life as an artist is not easy, especially in high-rent Hawai’i. But two gifted artists who recently arrived in Honolulu are ready to give it a go. Equipped with talent and passion, Amber Chesebro, 26, and Sean Gallagher, 38, are testing the …

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Gill employees tone deaf from the sand blasting glad the Painting of … - Oregonian
TUESDAY … a quick entry before we undergo eye surgery at an undisclosed location in SE Portland. … update on Gill Coliseum from OSU SID Steve Fenk … Imagine the look on the clerk’s face at the local hardware store if you said - “I need 2,500 …

So it’s time to paint your house - Corvallis Gazette-Times
No one, absolutely no one, hates Exterior Painting as much as I do. After you read this — “The HouseWorks Handy-Dandy Guide to House Painting (or Why Daddy Drinks)” — you’ll know why. Protection: Cover flowers and shrubs — and whatever …

Steve Batie: So it’s time to paint your house - Lincoln Journal Star
No one, absolutely no one, hates Exterior Painting as much as I do. After you read this - “The HouseWorks Handy-Dandy Guide to House Painting (or Why Daddy Drinks)” - you’ll know why. Protection: Cover flowers and shrubs - and whatever else you don’t …

Decision delayed on expanding Madison Street overlay - Leaf Chronicle
The Regional Planning Commission voted today to delay for 30 days a decision on to amend the Madison Street Corridor Urban Design Overlay. The change would include 28 property parcels between 7th and 10th streets and effectively connect the Madison …

Samsung gets 8 Idea Awards - New Kerala
The awards were announced today by BusinessWeek magazine and the Industrial Designers Society of America. The IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards) program is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, eco …

MID-VALLEY EVENTS - Corvallis Gazette-Times
Enjoy food, drinks, and prizes as we celebrate the opening of the new Fitzpatrick Painting Inc. offices & design center. Attend and enter to win a FREE Exterior paint job! Catering by Jacopetti’s Catering of Albany. Serving wine from Cardwell Hills …

Let’s talk shop with: Textured Coatings of America Inc. - News Herald
PANAMA CITY - Three generations of Haineses have focused on producing quality paint for 48 years, but now Textured Coatings of America (Texcote) has taken the art of paint to a new level by creating heat-reflecting, paint-resistant colors. Now you …

Valspar Announces Release of Granite(TM) Coating - Biloxi Sun Herald
GARLAND, Texas, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL) introduces Granite, an innovate polyester coating developed for pre-painted metal products that require superior flexibility, scratch and stain resistance as well …

Easton officials consider historic district to preserve properties - Patriot Ledger
The best way to shield historic buildings from development or demolition is to place them in a local historic district — and the town has decided that it’s time to have one. At the request of the Historical Commission, selectmen this week agreed …

Friends on the move - Minneapolis Star Tribune
You, too, can live like George Washington. Or at least your house can. A new paint line, George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate of Colors, has 30 shades its manufacturer says were duplicated, through paint analysis, from colors used in Washington’s …

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Give dirty screens a power wash - Everett Herald
In early spring you probably began opening drapes and windows that stayed closed during most of the winter. And chances are you immediately discovered a litany of dirty screens. Here are some tips on cleaning and adjusting those screens: For screens …

Hyatt volunteers help center - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The FORCE was with Waikiki Community Center when more than 40 managers from Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa and hotel contractors gave it a makeover. Hyatt volunteers, who are part of the hotel’s Family of Responsible and Caring Employees (FORCE …

All’s well that ends well! - Idaho Press-Tribune
Here’s my advice for all those would-be handymen (women) out there who like me just can’t seem to talk themselves out of trying to repair household items that in reality have served us good and long and deserve to be put down. Take for instance my …

Angie’s List: Stamped Concrete Patio - CBS 3 Philadelphia
Patios are a big part of many backyard retreats. Plain concrete patios are durable and easy to care for but some consider them boring which is why many homeowners go for natural stone or pavers instead. But they can require a lot of maintenance. In …

Waco officials say graffiti becoming a problem - Waco Tribune-Herald
From the old 25th Street theater to the Lake Brazos Riverwalk, from Cameron Park to South Waco, a wave of graffiti is keeping police and city cleanup crews busy. “They’re killing us,” said Burck Tollett, parks superintendent, who is sending out …

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SF Ronald McDonald House Nearly Complete - KELOLAND TV
Construction on the second Ronald McDonald House in Sioux Falls is heading into its home stretch, to help families with sick children. Crews just have some work to do on the floors, landscaping and a coat of paint, but the project this far has been a …

House Democratic Leaders Try to Ease Tensions Over Health Care Bill - FOX News
House Democrats will enter a critical negotiating session Monday afternoon as party leaders try to prevent internal tensions from indefinitely delaying action on a heath care overhaul. As the Senate takes a slow-and-steady approach to its version of …

Wet Summer Challenges Painters, Landscapers - WMUR.com
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Painters and landscapers in New Hampshire have had to get creative on the job because of the unusually wet summer. The recession has many people putting off projects in the yard or House to save money, so the weather has been an …

The Note - ABC News Blogs
Welcome back to politics without a constituency. Remember the financial crisis? President Obama does — and he’s back at it Wednesday with his long-awaited plan to reorganize the nation’s financial sector, with a 12:50 pm ET White House event …

Man charged with murder in deaths of 2 deputies - ABC 33/40 News
WEWOKA, Okla. - A man accused of killing two deputies who were trying to arrest him grinned and chuckled to himself as he appeared in court Monday and learned prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty. Ezekiel Gilbert Ray Holbert, 26, of Seminole …

There %26 Back - Carroll County Times
MADRID — Italy’s Dolomite mountains were among 13 new sites added to UNESCO’s world heritage list. Other new natural sites added to the list included the Wadden Sea wetlands, an area rich in wildlife in Germany and the Netherlands; and northern …

Obama to rebound from tough week - Saudi Gazette
BARACK Obama will look to rebound from one of the most difficult weeks of his six-month presidency, one in which his legislative priority, healthcare, stumbled and he got caught up in a racial controversy. Obama has the task of keeping up the …

Man grins while charged in deaths of 2 deputies - WHEC TV-10
(AP) WEWOKA, Okla. - A man accused of killing two deputies who were trying to arrest him grinned and chuckled to himself as he appeared in court Monday and learned prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty. Ezekiel Gilbert Ray Holbert, 26, of …

Man grins while charged in deaths of 2 deputies in Seminole County - Tulsa World
WEWOKA, Okla. — A man accused of killing two deputies who were trying to arrest him grinned and chuckled to himself as he appeared in court Monday and learned prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty. Ezekiel Gilbert Ray Holbert, 26, of …

Man chuckles while being charged with murder in shooting deaths of 2 … - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Records preservation sought in Pa. judge scandal Police say LA teen tried to get money before death Police: Woman accused of killing newborn ate brain Israel on Iran: Anything it takes to stop nukes Ga. man kills wife, grandson, self on anniversary …

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Two charged in thefts from Durham house - Raleigh News %26 Observer
DURHAM — Two men remained in jail over the weekend after being charged with breaking into a home Friday and stealing $25,000 worth of housewares. Larry Edward Holloway, 52, of 708 Red Carriage Ave., Durham, and Nebraska Wiggins, 40, of 4260 …

A playground grows in Dalton - Berkshire Eagle
But by Saturday afternoon, the St. Agnes School in Dalton had created something long overdue for their community: a new playground. Yet this transformation didn’t happen overnight: the 2,700 square-foot playground was the result of three years of …

Kendall Wilkinson finds Interior design niche - San Francisco Gate
As her mother discussed her job, Wilkinson realized it might be the right career for her as well. She subsequently traveled to France to study architecture and antiques. Upon returning to the United States, she enrolled at the Academy of Art …

In home decor’s cyclical world, Wallpaper is back - Daily Comet
NEW YORK — This spring, Oprah declared that Wallpaper is back. Some tips on decorating with Wallpaper Designers John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon, who recently hosted an open house at their Brooklyn townhouse with a Wallpaper trade association …

Peel-and-stick, stencil products now for more sophisticated styles - Mydesert.com
But colored Walls can be just as boring if there’s nothing to break up vast expanses of robin’s egg blue or desert sage. Luckily, there are alternatives. Trendy or sophisticated, place-and-peel Wall art and custom-designed stencil appliques can add …

Wallpaper adds drama, personality to drab Walls - Post-Tribune
This spring, Oprah declared that Wallpaper is back. But is it really? That depends on what you want to do in your home and, to a lesser degree, how much you’re willing to spend. If rock bottom is your bottom line, then a simple Paint job is probably …

New marae for Pahiatua - Wairarapa Times-Age
A rush of community spirit has delivered Pahiatua a new marae after 35 years of development. Several hundred people helped mark the opening of the new wharenui (meeting house), pictured, and wharekai (eating house) on Saturday, in a ceremony made all …

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